Chu Xuan slowly opened his eyes and saw the lotus blooming on his right hand, finally heaving a sigh of relief in his heart.

That’s right, he didn’t know any wood-based Dao techniques, but he recalled that when his cultivation was abolished, he went nearly half a month without eating or drinking, relying solely on a strand of immortal aura within him, providing him with vitality.

Therefore, Chu Xuan attempted to manipulate this strand of immortal aura to provide life to the lotus seed in his hand, just a tiny bit was enough, too much and he feared he would destroy the lotus seed.

But it wasn’t that simple. Although the immortal aura had already integrated into Chu Xuan’s Dao foundation, becoming a part of his cultivation, his current level was too low, and this thing was of such a high rank that it was beyond his control.

Within this limited time, Chu Xuan managed to activate the Jade Capital Secrets and mobilized his divine sense, with great difficulty finally inducing a trace of vitality, managing not to lose face as the senior brother of the Dao Palace in front of everyone.

Of course, on the surface, Chu Xuan maintained a completely calm demeanor.

Witnessing this, the disciples of the Dao Palace naturally admired the senior brother immensely, thinking he was going to lose, only for him to turn the tables and win.

The Purple Heaven side suffered two consecutive losses, and morale was naturally low, especially after losing just when they were about to win, but they couldn’t bring themselves to hate Chu Xuan. His performance was simply too brilliant, forcing admiration.

Only Chen Yusheng closed his eyes despondently, saying nothing further.

Jiang Yiyi enthusiastically approached Chu Xuan, "Alright, you little rascal, you scared this old... cough cough, you scared me to death."

Though no one had mentioned it, Jiang Yiyi wasn’t foolish.

Chu Xuan would rather she address him as the Old Ancestor, considering how almost everyone now knew about his past "glorious deeds," it would be better to maintain consistency.

Xiao Yue looked at Chu Xuan with an expression full of admiration, "Senior Brother, you’re amazing, can you tell me how you did it?"

Leaving aside this overly curious girl, on the other side, a young junior brother was trying to get up, but was fortunately held down by two senior brothers, and he could only cast a "I knew you could do it" look from afar toward the senior brother.

Chu Xuan nodded to Ye Xingming, turned around just as he was about to say something to Gu Haitang, suddenly!

The lotus in her hand was blown by the wind, quickly withering and turning into fine powder, including the lotus leaf, stem, and lotus root, all shattered a moment later.

This lotus had been forcibly matured, equivalent to exhausting the entire potential of the lotus seed in a short time, making such a result very normal.

Hence, the disciples, after a brief pause, reacted without feeling it was strange.

Until someone directed their gaze to Chu Xuan’s hand, seemingly wanting to see if the lotus he cultivated would meet the same fate.

But strangely, Chu Xuan’s lotus not only exuded a remote fragrance but was still vibrant with life.

Chu Xuan beckoned over the junior brother responsible for picking the lotus seeds earlier, speaking gently, "Every flower and leaf is a life, help me plant it back."

This disciple’s expression was somewhat incredulous until he personally received the lotus, discovering it was indeed intact, and only then did he nod excitedly, "Yes, Senior Brother!"

As a Foundation Establishment disciple of the Dao Palace, with enough time, most of them could cultivate a lotus.

But they would certainly not do it in a way that allowed the lotus to be planted and survive, understanding the difficulty made him all the more excited.

Others also whispered among themselves, praising, while their gazes towards Chu Xuan grew more reverent.

Watching the disciple happily send the lotus back for planting, Gu Haitang only then turned to Chu Xuan with a smile, "What a marvelous skill, I am sincerely convinced. Might I ask for some guidance?"

Chu Xuan coughed, "Apologies, this involves some of our sect’s core inheritance, I cannot disclose it in detail."

"You can’t even say a little?"

"Alright then," Chu Xuan went on to explain a bit about his understanding of the Eternal Green Lotus Technique, and everyone listened intently.

As for their inability to comprehend the mystique from just a few words, that was their own lack of insight, nothing to do with Chu Xuan.

With that, no one from the Purple Heaven Jade Mansion side stepped forward to challenge Chu Xuan as the senior brother, tacitly accepting the outcome.

Chu Xuan was polite, taking a moment to compliment others, mingling amongst the crowd, answering whatever questions the Purple Heaven disciples posed, even praising the esoteric aspects of the Jade Emperor Heart Seal Scripture, leaving the listener feeling elated.

In summary, today, this exchange between the young disciples of the two sects ended on a very harmonious note.

...

In a tranquil courtyard, in a quiet room, the two real persons of Purple Heaven obviously already knew what happened during the day.

Chen Yusheng’s injuries weren’t too serious, having taken the healing elixir, he just needed more rest, while Ye Xingming, who forcibly activated his sword body potential, was more severely injured.

However, Chen Yusheng’s overall spirit was somewhat lackluster, almost dejected.

What dealt him the biggest blow wasn’t being defeated by Ye Xingming in front of Haitang and the disciples, but Chu Xuan’s final move of cultivating a lotus without harming its essence, which was beyond his comprehension.

Chen Yusheng always believed himself to be among the top young talents in the cultivation world.

Even though he didn’t possess a special constitution, historically, achievements made without special constitutions occupied the majority.

Therefore, when Chu Xuan first defeated Gu Haitang, although it was unexpected for Chen Yusheng, he was only left feeling downcast, but not to the point of losing confidence.

Not until the final move did Chen Yusheng suddenly realize he might have been overconfident. Could the gap between him and the very top tier be this vast?

Throughout the half-day, he tried to replicate Chu Xuan’s maneuver, but no matter how hard he tried, any lotus he cultivated wouldn’t survive more than a quarter-hour, leaving him deeply affected.

Gu Haitang also pondered continuously, even experimenting with infusing a wisp of chaotic qi into the lotus seed.

Finally, after careful manipulation, she managed to extend the survival of the cultivated lotus to half a day, but that was all.

Nevertheless, Gu Haitang didn’t feel too discouraged, as she had been receiving stringent education from her family and sect since childhood, which made her more mature for her age.

She even suspected Chu Xuan used some special means not aligned with his current realm to create such an effect, but she could not decipher what it was.

At this point, seeing the two’s demeanor, Li Yucheng had roughly guessed it, but he ignored his own disciple, not even offering a word of comfort, instead smiling as he turned to Gu Haitang and said:

"So, what do you think of Chu Xuan?"

Gu Haitang nodded, "He truly is outstanding; the previous information must have been inaccurate."